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    Phulkari is the traditional embroidery of Punjab, India. It literally means "floral work" and features floral motifs and human figures embroidered on fabrics like cotton and khaddar. When using a red or white base fabric, embroiderers use white, orange, gold, brown, red, and purple threads, while a black base calls for green, magenta, lemon, and yellow threads. Various stitches are used including darning, running, herringbone, buttonhole, cluster, and stem stitches. Phulkaris are categorized into wedding, religious, and other types distinguished by their names like Chope, Suber, Sarpallo, and Thirma.

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    Phulkari is the traditional embroidery of Punjab, India. It literally means "floral work" and features floral motifs and human figures embroidered on fabrics like cotton and khaddar. When using a red or white base fabric, embroiderers use white, orange, gold, brown, red, and purple threads, while a black base calls for green, magenta, lemon, and yellow threads. Various stitches are used including darning, running, herringbone, buttonhole, cluster, and stem stitches. Phulkaris are categorized into wedding, religious, and other types distinguished by their names like Chope, Suber, Sarpallo, and Thirma.

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    Phul Kari

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    Phulkari is the traditional embroidery of Punjab, India. It literally means "floral work" and features floral motifs and human figures embroidered on fabrics like cotton and khaddar. When using a red or white base fabric, embroiderers use white, orange, gold, brown, red, and purple threads, while a black base calls for green, magenta, lemon, and yellow threads. Various stitches are used including darning, running, herringbone, buttonhole, cluster, and stem stitches. Phulkaris are categorized into wedding, religious, and other types distinguished by their names like Chope, Suber, Sarpallo, and Thirma.

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    Phulkari is the traditional embroidery of the land of Punjab.

    It is the land of
    energetic and vibrant people, colours and dances. Phulkari is composed of two
    words phul means floral and kari means
    work.
    Fabrics used : Khaddar and cotton.
    Colour of fabric : Red, white and black.
    Colours of thread used : When the base
    fabric is red or white - white, orange, gold,
    brown, red, purple, crimson . When the base
    fabric is black green, magenta, lemon, yellow
    and some white.

    Motifs used : When the base


    fabric is red or white floral
    designs and human figures. When
    the base fabric is black strictly
    floral.
    Stitches used : Darning stitch,
    running stitch, herringbone stitch,
    buttonhole stitch, cluster stitch
    and stem stitch.
    Classification of Phulkaris :
    1. Wedding phulkaris : Chope, Suber, Vari-da-bagh.
    2. Religious phulkaris : Darshan dvaar
    3. Other types : Sarpallo, Nilak, Tilpatva,
    Shishadar, Sanchi, Bhagwan bagh,
    Thirma.

    Name : Durva Dalvi


    Bsc. In Fashion Designing 2ND Year
    Subject State Embroideries
    Topic : Phulkari Embroidery Punjab

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